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CIGAR BUNCH ROLLING MACHINE. No. 566,325. Patented Aug. 25, 1896.

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FRANK R. KEYES, CHARLES A. BAKER, AND JOHN BUNN, OF BINGHAMTON, NEWYORK; SAID BUNN ASSIGNOR TO SAID KEYES AND BAKER.

ClGAR-BUNCH-ROLLING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 566,325, dated August25, 1896.

Application filed January 4, 1894. Serial No. 495,580. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that We, FRANK R. KEYEs, CHARLES A. BAKER, and J OHN BUNN,of Binghamton, in the county of Broome, in the State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Cigar-B unch-Rolling Machines,of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to cigar-b unch-rollin g machines by which thewrapper is rolled onto the bunch by means of rollers and an endlessapron upon which the bunch is placed, the wrapper being placed upon astationary table, and the set of rollers is fed across the end of thetable while rolling the bunch into the wrapper.

Our object is to produce a machine in which the bunch is rolled into thewrapper by means of a traversing frame carrying an endless apron androllers, beginning at the tuck and ending at the tip, the wrapper beingfirst held upon the bunch at the tuck, and" after the winding is startedsaid holder is withdrawn; in which the tip-forming cavity is open on oneside to permit the operator to use a finger in forming the tip; in whichthe wrapper is trimmed or cut out by a rotating or reciprocating cutteras the bunch is rolled into it, and whereby a head is created of propershape to roll smoothly onto the tip, and in which means are provided toreturn the travers ing frame to the starting-point.

Our invention consists in the several novel features of construction andoperation hereinafter described and which are specifically set forth inthe claims hereunto annexed. It is constructed as follows, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a top plan, the pressure-roller being raised toshow the wrapper gripping finger. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionalelevation. Fig. 4 is a detail in elevation of the tip former or shaperand the gearing for driving a rotary cutter to trim the wrapper to windsmoothly over the tip of the bunch. Fig. 5 is a plan elevation of arotary cutter. Fig. 6 is an elevation of a vertically-reciprocatingcutter and a cam for actuating it, here shown as an equivalent of therotary cutter, for cutting out the head of the wrapper so that it willwind smoothly onto the tip. Fig.7 is a plan of the end of the wrapper asit is cut or trimmed by the cutter to create the head thereon. Fig. 8 isa top plan of the table, the endless apron, rear upper roller,presserroller, wrapperhead cutter and its driving-gear, and showing a,cigar-bunch upon the apron. Fig. 9 is a top plan of thetable-apron,head-cutter, and gearing, showing a bunch upon the apronpartly'wrapped and the head partly cut by the swing of the wrapper intoengagement with the cutter.

Inasmuch as many features of this machine as shown are like unto thatshown in the application filed by John Bunn, above named, June 27, 1893,Serial No. 431,594, such features will be referred to but notspecifically described herein.

A is'the bed, having standards a b, and a drive-shaft o is journaled ina, and c is the drive -pulley, d the drive-gear, both loose upon saidshaft, the hub of said pulley being one part of a clutch, of which a isthe other, 6 being a crank-lever for operating the member e. The gear ddrives the pinion d, the gear 77. pinion h and worm h", and the gearupon the worm drives the pinions k. Splined onto the shafts m and m isan endless apron carried by drums splined onto the shafts m, said shaftsbeing journaled in the side pieces n of the traversing frame, 19 beingthe rail mounted upon the main-frame pieces 29', and upon which railsaid frame n traverses, the shafts 1% being also journaled in the mainframe 19, said framen having downward arms in which the propelling-rod nis secured, provided with a finger n, engaging with the worm h", the rodn being adapted to reciprocate through the standards a and b. Themain-frame pieces are also connectedby the bar 10', and u is thewrapper-table mounted upon a pivot-pin u in a standard erected upon thebar it", said table being adapted to be tilted upon said pivot, butbeing stationary with reference to the traversing frame. An auxiliaryframe '1" is journaled as to its side arm r upon the rod 19, and r is aspring engaging with said frame to hold the pressureroller 8 intoengagement with the bunch when it is placed upon the endless apron,

this roller being loose upon a shaft mounted in the side arm r.

In the frame H a shaft 2 is mounted and 3 is a roller mounted thereon tobe rotated thereby by the gear 00 and to traverse the shaft, its facebeing in contact with the apron m, which is different from theconstruction shown in said application.

The following features relate more immediately to our present invention,constituting the several following specific mechanisms:

Return mechcmism.-A bar 4 is mounted in the main frame and 5 is a springcoiled thereon, one end engaging with the side piece of the frame a onthe right, said bar and spring passing freely through a large hole inthe other side piece, so that as this frame is carried to the left inwinding the wrapper said spring will be compressed, and then,when thefinger n is released from the worm or this frame is otherwise tripped,said spring will throw said frame or carriage back to its normalposition. The shaft 01 is rotatable in its bearings, but is a differentshaft from and not connected to the shaft which carries the pinion d andgear 71, and is provided with an arm m, which normally is in engagementwith the worm, but the operator can swing it by hand out of suchengagement, as when a cigar-bunch is wrapped, and then the spring 5 willthrow the carriage back to its startingpoint and said arm n will beagain brought into reengagement with said worm.

VWapper-holding mechanism-A bar 6 is mounted in the carriage carrying apost 7, in which the finger 8 is mounted adj ustably, its outer endprojecting over onto the apron m, and 9 is a pin 011 the side of saidbar engaging with the shifter 10, pivoted upon the carriage and forkedat its lower end to engage with the stationary cam 11, whereby saidfinger is reciprocated by the traverse of the carriage forward as itgoes back to engage with the Wrapper near its end and below the bunch,and hold it against slipping until at least one wind is completed, andthen as the carriage moves to the right the arm on the left of theshifter engages the cam and the wrappergripping needle is graduallywithdrawn from between the bunch and wrapperwinding, until before thewinding is completed it is wholly withdrawn, all being automatic.

Tip shaping mechcmism.Upon the carriage the block 12 is mounted, havinga front vertical wall, concaved, as at 13, in said wall, Fig. 4, inwhich is a tip-receiving concavity, open in front, and in which the tipof a bunch or cigar is held by said pressure-roller while being rotated,thus shaping or perfecting the shape of the tip; and as the wrapper iswound onto the bunch when it reaches the tip it is smoothly woundthereon, in conjunction. with the wrapper trimming mechanism hereinafterdescribed, said open front also permitting the operator to manipulatethe wrapper and the tip of the bunch with his finger to aid in makingthe Winding smooth and give a better finish.

Wrapper trimming mechcmz'sm.-U p011 one of the shafts m a gear 14: ismounted, meshing with a pinion 15 upon a shaft journaled in the block12, upon which shaft the rotary cutter 16 is mounted in the verticalgroove 17 in said block in such manner that said cutter will graduallycut out the edge of the wrapper, as at 18 in Fig. 7, creating the head19, all so that this end of the wrapper is cut to substantially the sameform as it is cut by a cigar-maker when making cigars by hand, in orderthat it will properly wind to make the tip and finish the tip perfectlywithout requiring any other manipulation of the tip or trimming oifafter it is wound. This wrapper-cutter operates to cut out the head uponthe wrapper, and the heads so out are substantially alike as to size andshape,

v providing the bunches are substantially alike in form, contour, andshape. As the bunch is rotated and rolled into the wrapper, the latteris simultaneously drawn over the table and swung around to the right andrearward, bringing its rear edge into contact with the teeth of thecontinuously-rotated cutter, and these teeth successively cut out piecesfrom it, forming the neck of the head 19, and then when this is formedthe operator draws the end of the wrapper back toward himself graduallyand the cutter teeth finish the head into substantially the shape shownin Fig. 7 said head being then of proper shape for the tip of the bunchto be rolled into it.

Just before the tip is finished the operator with a brush or other meansapplies paste to the head 19, and then as it is wound onto the tip ofthe bunch it is stuck fast and secured, so that the cigar is finished inthe machine ready to be cut off to length. Then by raising thepressure-roller the finished cigar is released for removal from themachine and another bunch is inserted.

In Fig. 6 we show a stepped cam 20, secured upon and rotated by a shaftand engaging with the head 21 upon the rod 22, which carries thevertically-reciprocated cutter 22, and 23 is a spring compressed by saidcam and operating to impart force to the downward or cutting blow of theknife, all operating to trim the wrapper the same as the rotary cutterand as shown in Fig. 7. This vertical cutter is shown and described as amodification of the rotary cutter. The rotation of the stepped camcauses the cutter to be vertically reciprocated, and it will cut out thewrapper and form the head thereon the same as is done by the rotarycutter.

\Vhat we claim as our invention,and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. In a cigar-bunch-rolling machine, the combination with a rotatingWorm, a shaft connected thereto and actuated longitudinally thereby, acarriage mounted upon guides and traversed thereon and means to connectit to said shaft, and a spring adapted to be compressed by the forwardmovement of said carriage, and to return it to its normal position whensaid shaft is disconnected from said worm.

2. In a cigar-bunch-rolling machine, the combination with a traversingcarriage and the endless apron and rollers mounted thereon, of ahorizontally reciprocating finger adapted to be projected to engage withthe Wrapper to start its winding onto the bunch and to be Wound underone or more of the winds thereon, and an oscillating shifter connectedto said finger and adapted to withdraw it when the carriage has moved afixed distance.

3. The combination with a traversing car- FRANK R. KEYES. CHARLES A.BAKER. JOHN BUNN.

In presence of- O. W. SMITH, HOWARD P. DENISON.

